江戸幕府

Reading

Kana: えどばくふ

Romaji: edobakufu

Definition

noun

1

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

Kanji

江

Readings: コウ、 え

Meanings: creek, inlet, bay

戸

Readings: コ、 と

Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

幕

Readings: マク、 バク、 とばり

Meanings: curtain, bunting, act of play

府

Reading: フ

Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse